My Guy Friends Think Dating After Divorce Isn’t Easy
Women aren’t the only ones who find it challenging.
I take a seat at the bar. My friend joins me a few minutes later. There’s a guy sitting on my other side. I turn toward him.
“Hi,” I say.
“I’ve met you before,” he says.
“I don’t think so,” I say. “I wouldn’t forget meeting a guy as good-looking as you.”
My friend laughs when I utter those words.
It wasn’t a lie.
“Actually,” he says. “I saw you the other night. I tried to get your attention to say hello but you didn’t see me. I met you at the pool this summer.”
“Oh,” I say. “I remember. You were nice enough to move down a chair to give us girls another seat. You were funny. I definitely remember you.”
I watch the young girl on the other side of him. She’s annoyed that he’s chatting with me. I have only one thought. Does she not see the ring on his finger? He’s married.
This is the irony of dating.
When you’re not available you get all of the attention in the world. When you are available it seems impossible to meet someone. My girlfriends and I talk about it all of the time.
